On the evening of March 23, Changsha, China.

The sixth round of the Group A of the top 12 Asian qualifiers in Russia World Cup is in full swing.

The Chinese team wearing red jerseys has been mainly defense since the beginning of the game, while the Korean team wearing white jerseys has launched a fierce attack on the Chinese team's defense from the first minute.

In the stands, 40,000 Chinese fans built the entire stadium into a red ocean. [Fighting Changsha] became the theme of this game, and the defense of Changsha also became the slogan of fans on the stadium. The games on the stadium were also very fierce like the theme and slogan.

Gao Han and the visiting team's head coach Stilik both stood in the coaching area since the first minute. Both of them watched the game solemnly, but their mood was completely different.

When the game reached the eleventh minute, the Chinese team quickly counterattacked. After Zhang Xizhe and Huang Baiwen formed a cooperation on the right, Zhang Linfan quickly came up from the side, and after receiving the ball, he went to the bottom line, passing a very high-quality cross.

Zhang Yuning quickly grabbed the first landing point in the middle of the penalty area, jumped to the top and hit the ball, but unfortunately, the ball hit the post and rebounded back to the penalty area, and was cleared by the Korean defender's big foot.

After clearing the ball, the South Korean team once again pushed forward and quickly launched a counterattack.

Gao Han quickly walked to the sidelines and applauded vigorously, confirming the players' performance in the counterattack just now, and also signaling the players to keep calm and not be anxious.

"Don't retreat too deeply, pay attention to keeping a distance, try to press the defense line outward, and the midfield must withstand it."

"Zhang Yuning, Wu Lei and Zhang Xizhe, continued to press and press in the frontcourt, jamming their attack from both sides and the wing."

"The distance between the three lines is well maintained. Keep playing like this, control the rhythm well, don't be messed up, pay attention to assisting defense and protection."

"Everyone cheered me up and ran, remember what I said before the game, the in place rate! The in place rate! The in place rate!"

With Gao Han shouting, the players on the field also received instructions, and the game started quickly.

When he walked back, Gao Han turned his head and looked at Stilik. The German coach seemed to be a little impatient, especially when he saw the Chinese team making such a threatening counterattack just now. If it weren't for the goal post, they would have been behind long ago.

From the perspective of Gao Han, the most important thing to do at this time is to be calm.

But both Stilik and the Korean players on the court were obviously beginning to become a little impatient.

"Their mentality is almost gone." Gao Han smiled faintly.

He had already expected this situation before the game.

Many people always think that this Tai Chi Tiger has a very strong will and the players are full of fighting spirit, but they don’t know that any team will have a moment of anxiety. The key is to see how the head coach adjusts.

Sometimes, handling the player's mentality is more important than any technique or tactic.

In the first leg of the two sides, the Chinese team caught South Korea off guard in Seoul and won three-to-one, which made South Korea both ashamed because the one they looked down upon the most for decades was Chinese football.

But who would have thought that after five games in the first round, although the Chinese team played very hard in every group match, they performed very steadily. Gao Han and the team almost did not make too fatal mistakes. With a steady and steady strategy, they ranked first in the group in five games and five victories.

But what about the Korean team?

He lost points continuously and did not counterattack Uzbekistan until the last round and won the third place in the group.

This made South Korea, which has always claimed to be the strongest team in Asia, unable to accept it at all. Head coach Stilik and the team's national players were under great pressure, and domestic public opinion also poured into the national team like a tide.

In the second round, the first away game against China, whether it is to defend its decades of record advantages or to qualify for the top 12 games, South Korea must win. In order to consolidate its coach position, Stilik also needs a victory.

Therefore, the Korean team was very impatient from the beginning of this game and made a big bet.

The high center forward Kim Shin-wook, who is nearly two meters away, appears!

The Korean high center forward's emotions almost exposed everyone's emotions in the South Korean team.

They want to eat China in one bite from the beginning.

On the other hand, Gao Han deliberately reduced the pressure before the game. After giving Kim Shin-wook a chance to head the ball at the beginning, he made a decisive adjustment and the team's defense line began to push forward. There are two benefits to doing this. One is to force Kim Shin-wook to stay away from the goal as far as possible.

The Korean team has always been characterized by passing and controlling, but although Kim Shin-wook's appearance occupies a commanding height in the penalty area, the team's playing style has become a cross from the side, which is obviously inconsistent. Gao Han made Kim Shin-wook farther away from the goal, and Feng Xiaoting and Zhao Jun attacked each other, making it difficult for the Korean team's cross from the side to create a threat.

The second advantage is that the defense line is pressed front and back, and the three lines remain compact, which always puts defensive pressure on South Korea. At the same time, the defense line will be more flexible. As long as the players maintain a good in-place rate, it will be difficult for South Korea to break through.

It should be said that Gao Han's adjustment is very targeted. The subsequent offense of the Korean team seems to be very powerful, but it is difficult to threaten. Instead, they make mistakes repeatedly. The more they make mistakes, the more impatient they become and the more they are.

On the other hand, Gao Han kept calling on the players to calm down and knew that the South Korean team was eager to counterattack and score goals, so he focused on defense.

The game has been played in this respect. There is no need to say more about which is better, Gao Han or Stilek.

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"We have made too many mistakes."

In the visiting team's coach's seat, the assistant coach also took the initiative to report the situation analysis and data on the court to Stilik.

"If Chinese players hadn't seized the opportunity and had insufficient pass and catch skills, we would have looked even worse than we are now."

Stilik's face was extremely difficult to see. Of course, he knew the current situation was unfavorable. He even began to regret it. He shouldn't have let Kim Shin-woo be before.

To arrange this high center forward, Stylick's strategy is to occupy a commanding height in the penalty area and suppress the Chinese team's defense line, which also played a certain effect at the beginning. However, unexpectedly, once Gao Han adjusted, the Chinese team's defense line was pressed forward and backward, and coupled with the pincer attacks between Feng Xiaoting and Zhao Jun, Kim Shin-wook lost his role in the frontcourt.

Not only that, the Korean team completely forgot how to attack.

This is not surprising. Some players want to play crosses, but some players feel that crosses are ineffective and want to go back to the pass control. In this way, the players' thinking is not unified and mistakes will naturally increase.

"Damn it!" Stilik cursed angrily.

Facing Gao Han, he really felt like he was helpless and helpless. He seemed to have taken off all his clothes and stood in front of him, without reservation and no secret.

Is this the world's top coach?

"Their mentality is so good. Since the first round of the top 12, Gao Han has attached great importance to the creation of this mentality. Until now, in the six games, every progress has been very obvious. Although skills and tactics are one aspect, the most important thing is the players' mentality and on-the-spot performance." The assistant coach also sighed conscientiously.

It can be said that after these games, Gao Han completely demonstrated the coaching ability of the world's top coaches.

On the other hand, the Korean team did not play well in the first round of the group stage, and the team did not adjust well after that, which directly led to consecutive points lost in the first two rounds, which put the team in an unfavorable situation.

The arrogant Koreans will never accept the fact that they are inferior to the Chinese. Whether in the team or in the domestic public opinion, they are like invisible pushers, forcing the Korean team to grab points more actively.

Being enterprising is a good thing, but being over-aggressive is not.

No one will doubt that Korean players will surpass the Chinese team in terms of personal abilities and overall strength. International players such as Sun Xingmin, Ji Chengyong, Nam Tae-hee, and Ju Zizhe are even more outstanding.

But facing China, who is firmly in the half, this is of no use at all.

"The young central defender named Zhao Jun performed very well in this game. Is Gao Han officially going to promote him into the main lineup?" Stilik frowned.

The Korean team's midfield advantage is very obvious, while Gao Han's technical three-mile system pressure was very high, and sometimes it was difficult to resist, but at the critical moment, Feng Xiaoting and Zhao Jun frequently pushed forward, strengthening the defensive thickness and strength of the midfield.

This move not only restricted Kim Shin-wook, but also strengthened the midfield defense, which can be said to be very highlights.

It is worth noting that the Chinese goalkeeper was also the goalkeeper. After retiring from three games after being injured, Zeng Cheng returned to the lineup again and performed very steadily, even better than before being injured. It can be seen that he felt the pressure of competition.

From the beginning of this game to now, it has been almost twenty minutes, and the Chinese team has played too steadily.

The defense is very stable, the players run and press actively, and the position rate is very high. After intercepting the ball, they quickly counterattack, and the offense and defense are very fast, forcing the Korean team to quickly return to defense, which is very troublesome.

The South Koreans are now full of depression and are determined to start a big killing against China, but their opponents avoid fighting, which makes South Korea unable to start, but they even attack and tease each other from time to time, which undoubtedly further stimulates the anger of South Korea.

Stilik is also very troubled now. If he holds the player, it will undoubtedly lead to a collapse in the mentality of the players and it will be difficult to organize such an offensive again. But if they continue to let them develop like this, as long as they cannot break the Chinese team's defense, the situation will only become increasingly unfavorable to the South Korean team.

Besides, the players may not listen to him when the game is played in this way.

With his situation where he could be fired at any time, he has no idea how much he has in the mind of the Korean international.

Just when Stilik was struggling, the South Korean team made a threatening attack from the left. Sun Xingmin cut into the middle. After receiving a pass from his teammate, he shot directly from a long distance without anyone being guarded.

As a result, this shot was above the goal and turned into the Chinese team's goal.

Stilik was slapped his head while watching on the sidelines. He saw that Kim Shin-woo in the penalty area had already run to the position. Sun Xingmin could pass it to him. No matter how bad it was, he could still use the ball to force the Chinese team's defense line. After his teammates came up, he would create opportunities. This was always more reliable than having a hasty long shot alone, right?

Mindset! Or mentality!

In contrast, the Chinese team's goal goal was quickly sent to the frontcourt.

After Zhang Yuning grabbed the first landing point, the midfield quickly planned an attack. After Wu Lei retreated and responded, he dribbled the ball and quickly advanced along the left rib. Hao Junmin stepped on the side and pulled away the defensive player. Wu Lei suddenly went to the inside line and passed the penalty area with his right foot low pass. Zhang Yuning grabbed the point from close range in the penalty area.

"Dangerous!" Stilik was shocked and shouted in dismay.

At this time, more than 40,000 Chinese fans in the game also exclaimed, as if they had seen the birth of a goal.
Chapter completed!